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It boggles my mind that the federal government of the United States pays bureaucrats to write non-safety-related standards for home appliances (or anything else
by efitz 3y ago
It boggles my mind that the federal government of the United States pays bureaucrats to write non-safety-related standards for home appliances (or anything else).
- db48x 3y agoYea, it’s weird. There's a whole segment of our population who strongly believe that only the government can fix problems, and that they they know which problems to fix and what the best solutions are. I’ll let you guess which political party they belong to.
- TheBigSalad 3y agoPure capitalism leaves no incentive to protect the environment.
- actuallyalys 3y agoAppliances use a significant amount of resources. It’s a bit tricky to attribute gains to standards versus general technological progress and consumers being more aware of issues like climate change but the amount of energy saved by increased efficiency in appliances is significant. https://www.aceee.org/blog/2016/01/amazing-drop-home-appliance-energy https://www.aceee.org/blog/2016/01/amazing-drop-home-applian... https://www.vox.com/climate/2023/3/29/23588463/carter-efficiency-appliances-climate https://www.vox.com/climate/2023/3/29/23588463/carter-effici...